Greece announced plans to enhance parental oversight of mobile devices in 2025 through a government-operated app, that will help get digital age verification and browsing controls.Dimitris Papastergiou, the minister of Digital Governance, said the Kids Wallet app, due to launch in March, is aimed at safeguarding children under the age of 15 from th…

People’s drinking habits are changing. New research from Heineken® and University of Oxford Professor Charles Spence shows that despite the acceptability of low and non-alcoholic drinks being at a high, choosing one can still raise eyebrows.The study—which surveyed 11,842 adults across five developed non-alcohol beer markets UK, USA, Spain, Japan, …

Apple TV+ was hoping people would make a dent in the Strategic Popcorn Reserve by bingeing its streaming TV and movies for free in what experts are calling a canny promotion.The two-day offer on the first Saturday and Sunday of January was intended to give viewers a taste of what’s behind the Apple paywall and get them hooked, ready to fork over $9…

今回 2025年01月31日の記事は「北欧流、ビジネスで成功を収めるには Nordic Recipe for Business Success」という内容です。さていったいどういう内容なのでしょうか。 / 単語の解説や日本語訳はこちらから https://matt-english.com/podcast/20250131由WISDOM SQUARE

The archaic computer dispatch system for the nation’s largest sheriff’s department remained out of commission on January 2 after crashing on New Year’s Eve, forcing deputies to handle all calls by radio, authorities said.Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department officials first learned about the problem around 8 p.m. of December 31, when deputies at …

今回 2025年01月30日の記事は「人材のための住宅 Housing for Talent」という内容です。さていったいどういう内容なのでしょうか。 / 単語の解説や日本語訳はこちらから https://matt-english.com/podcast/20250130由WISDOM SQUARE

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) set maximum levels for lead in baby foods like jarred fruits and vegetables, yogurts and dry cereal, part of an effort to cut young kids' exposure to the toxic metal that causes developmental and neurological problems.The agency issued final guidance that it estimated could reduce lead exposure from proce…

今回 2025年01月29日の記事は「限界を超えたパワー Power Beyond Limits」という内容です。さていったいどういう内容なのでしょうか。 / 単語の解説や日本語訳はこちらから https://matt-english.com/podcast/20250129由WISDOM SQUARE

For years, Ireland has been embracing major U.S. tech giants, building data centers that consume massive amounts of power. But demands on the national grid have threatened blackouts, and experts and activists are trying to find an ecological compromise.The International Energy Agency expects the data centers will consume one-third of Ireland’s elec…

今回 2025年01月28日の記事は「ビジネスを形作るライバル関係 Rivalries That Could Shape Business」という内容です。さていったいどういう内容なのでしょうか。 / 単語の解説や日本語訳はこちらから https://matt-english.com/podcast/20250128由WISDOM SQUARE

Tourists are heading to Finnish Lapland in the hopes of seeing the famous Northern Lights.Driving through the darkness, photographer Joona Forsgren is on a hunt for the aurora borealis. Veering onto a darkened Finnish Lapland road, Forsgren guides a group of tourists to a frozen lakeside spot. Forsgren started taking tourists “Northern Lights hunti…

今回 2025年01月27日の記事は「トルドー大統領への圧力 Pressure Gets to Trudeau 」という内容です。さていったいどういう内容なのでしょうか。 / 単語の解説や日本語訳はこちらから https://matt-english.com/podcast/20250127由WISDOM SQUARE

Approximately one million taxpayers are automatically receiving special payments of up to $1,400 from the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). The money is being directly deposited into eligible people's bank accounts or sent in the mail as a paper check.The IRS said it's distributing about $2.4 billion to taxpayers who failed to claim a Recovery Rebate…

At least two internal Amazon studies found a link between how quickly the online retailer’s warehouse workers perform tasks and workplace injuries, but the company rejected many safety recommendations out of concern the proposed changes might reduce productivity, according to a U.S. Senate committee report.The 160-page review issued in December was…

NBC Sports made its first foray into doing a National Football League (NFL) alternate broadcast on December 21 when it put the matchup between the Houston Texans and Kansas City Chiefs into the realm of the Madden video game universe.It is the first time NBC has done an alternate broadcast of an NFL game. CBS has done at least one game on Nickelode…

今回 2025年01月24日の記事は「売れるビジネスニックネーム、売れないビジネスニックネーム Business Nicknames That Sell, and Those That Don’t」という内容です。さていったいどういう内容なのでしょうか。 / 単語の解説や日本語訳はこちらから https://matt-english.com/podcast/20250124由WISDOM SQUARE

Children of the wealthy and connected get special admissions consideration at some elite U.S. universities, according to new filings in a class-action lawsuit originally brought against 17 schools.Although it has always been assumed that such favoritism exists, the filings offer a rare peek at the often-secret deliberations of university heads and …

今回 2025年01月23日の記事は「トレンド50代からのファッション Trending: Fashion for the 50-plus」という内容です。さていったいどういう内容なのでしょうか。 / 単語の解説や日本語訳はこちらから https://matt-english.com/podcast/20250123由WISDOM SQUARE

Pastry chef Arnaud Delmontel rolls out dough for croissants and pain au chocolat that later emerge golden and fragrant from the oven in his Paris patisserie.In recent months, he has had to pay increasingly more for the butter so essential to their flavor—a price he says has shot up 25% since September alone. But he is refusing to follow some of his…

今回 2025年01月22日の記事は「「週末の戦士」ワークアウト：認知機能の健康に役立つソリューション？ "Weekend Warrior" Workouts: A Convenient Solution for Cognitive Health?」という内容です。さていったいどういう内容なのでしょうか。 / 単語の解説や日本語訳はこちらから https://matt-english.com/podcast/20250122由WISDOM SQUARE

A spectacular light show inspired by the creation of the world has opened in Amsterdam. The display takes place inside the 17th-century church Oosterkerk.All are projected in vibrant colors across the interior of this historic building. Visitors just need to lie back and enjoy the show taking place above their heads.“The goal of this experience is …

今回 2025年01月21日の記事は「ホンダと日産の合併交渉 Honda-Nissan Merger Talks」という内容です。さていったいどういう内容なのでしょうか。 / 単語の解説や日本語訳はこちらから https://matt-english.com/podcast/20250121由WISDOM SQUARE

Kaja Veilleux has been hunting New England attic treasures for more than 50 years. He once found a copy of the Declaration of Independence sitting on a pile of trash, and he made headlines last year when he stumbled upon a million-dollar portrait gathering dust in an old farmhouse in Maine that may have been painted by the Dutch master Rembrandt.Th…

今回 2025年01月20日の記事は「グローバル・サプライチェーン 2.0：よりスマート、より安全、より持続可能 Global Supply Chains 2.0: Smarter, Safer, Sustainable」という内容です。さていったいどういう内容なのでしょうか。 / 単語の解説や日本語訳はこちらから https://matt-english.com/podcast/20250120由WISDOM SQUARE

Japan’s biggest bank apologized for the alleged theft by an employee of more than 1 billion yen ($6.6 million) from customers' safe deposit boxes.The bank, formally known as Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc., said it was investigating. Verified thefts from about 20 of the 60 clients thought to have been affected amounted to 300 million yen (near…

The largest seafood distributor on the Mississippi Gulf Coast and two of its managers have been sentenced on federal charges of mislabeling inexpensive imported seafood as local premium fish weeks after a restaurant and its co-owner were also sentenced.“This large-scale scheme to misbrand imported seafood as local Gulf Coast seafood hurt local fish…

Googly eyes have been appearing on sculptures around the central Oregon city of Bend, delighting many residents and sparking a viral sensation covered widely by news outlets and featured on a popular late-night talk show.On social media, the city shared photos of googly eyes on installations in the middle of roundabouts that make up its so-called “…

今回 2025年01月17日の記事は「導く、学ぶ、成功する Lead, Learn, Succeed 」という内容です。さていったいどういう内容なのでしょうか。 / 単語の解説や日本語訳はこちらから https://matt-english.com/podcast/20250117由WISDOM SQUARE

For Nigeria’s poorest communities, finding the money for school fees can sometimes seem like an impossible task. But some parents are collecting plastic waste to pay for their children’s education.Fatimoh Adeosun scours the streets of her Lagos neighborhood for plastic waste. It has a value which means it can be cashed in to pay school fees.“One da…

今回 2025年01月16日の記事は「カンパニータウンの復活 Company Towns Are Back」という内容です。さていったいどういう内容なのでしょうか。 / 単語の解説や日本語訳はこちらから https://matt-english.com/podcast/20250116由WISDOM SQUARE

From answering questions from cabinet ministers, academics and students on climate change, substance abuse and the law to children's inquiries about her "birth" and links to God, Sophia, the world-famous robot, won hearts at an innovation fair in Zimbabwe.Boasting the ability to mimic facial expressions, hold human-like conversations with people, a…

今回 2025年01月15日の記事は「グリーンエネルギーへの移行：2025年に転換点？ Green Energy Transition: A Turning Point in 2025?」という内容です。さていったいどういう内容なのでしょうか。 / 単語の解説や日本語訳はこちらから https://matt-english.com/podcast/20250115由WISDOM SQUARE

As outside temperatures grow chilly, weighted blankets can be a popular choice to warm up. Some people say the added pressure helps them soothe the worries of the day and get to sleep faster.But research on the effectiveness of weighted blankets is limited. Here’s what to know.Weighted blankets come with extra heft in the form of glass beads, pelle…

今回 2025年01月14日の記事は「オンデマンド日食 On-Demand Solar Eclipses Are Here」という内容です。さていったいどういう内容なのでしょうか。 / 単語の解説や日本語訳はこちらから https://matt-english.com/podcast/20250114由WISDOM SQUARE

As it gets harder to locate specialist clinics with available slots, Australian doctors are turning to social media to help book appointments for their patients. Thousands of doctors have joined Facebook referral groups created to link healthcare providers and secure appointment times.In 2020, while she was on maternity leave, Adelaide General Prac…

A lawsuit filed by a pair of Massachusetts families is adding to the backlash against an approach to reading instruction that some schools still use despite evidence that it’s not the most effective.States around the country have been overhauling reading curricula in favor of research-based strategies known as the “science of reading,” including an…